We have had a typically busy and rewarding week here at NAMI Lex...
Since last Thursday, the 11th Valerie and I have taught about 40 new psychiatic nursing students at UK about NAMI... and a Consumer... and a Family perspective on current mental health issues. We have been put on the class schedules of three programs now at UK and we teach a minimum of 6 classes per semester, in various disciplines involved with mental health. It is very engaging and gives us hope for the future...all those young minds!!!!
Friday the 12th, Val attended the Supported Living Council meeting in Frankfort, she was appointed to the council by Gov. Fletcher, she has arranged for a speaker from the council to speak on March 4th support group meetings. I worked on the multicultural grant.
Saturday the 13th Phill, Yondi and I attended the Strategic Planning work Group for NAMI KY and followed that meeting up with a meeting on the muticultural grant we were partnering on with NAMI KY...Phill and I worked on the grant all weekend and Monday ...I worked on Content ..he helped with formatting..we finished Monday evening.
Tuesday the 16th Val and I taught a nursing class at UK . Later that day we held a multicultural committee meeting to decide the fate of the multicultural grant with NAMI KY....there were problems in the partnering department and some problems with there having already been a grant filed by NAMI KY for membership....NAMI Lexington could not do the roll out statewide without help from NAMI KY ...and there were "capacity" issues on both sides. Disappointing
On the 17th we attended a meeting at the Recovery Mall and we were asked by Dr. David Susman to partner on a fundraising "Cookbook Project" with ESH... the money will go to support extra curricular activities in Rehabilitation..Please see the Newsletter fro details ...please submit typed recipes with your name on them...deadline for submissions of recipes will be MARCH 1st...send them to the NAMI Office!!!! The cookbook will contain Consumer art and there will be a contest at the Recovery mall to name it! We will have the book ready for sale during Mental Health Month in May!!
Thursday the 18 & the 19th brought much needed "office catch up time" and prep time for the NAMI KY state BOD meeting...which will be all day Saturday the 20th in Louisville.
After 13 straight working days ( I promised myself I wasn't going to do that anymore!) I will be off Sunday and Monday til 3:00 p.m. when we attend a Recovery Mall meeting to talk about "what is working...what we need to tweak" at ESH.
Tuesday the 23rd Phill and I have been asked to Guest on a NAMI National WALK conference call to talk about our WALK success. There is also a Peer to Peer confernce call that Val will be participating in.
Wednesday the 24th Val and I will be doing guest speaking at the LIONS Club in Lexington..we are so happy to be working on this important goal...to stop preaching to the choir and branch out to the Community at large!!!
The 29th and 30th will hopefully see meetings inBourbon and Harrison Conties to work on finalizing their "Town Meeting" plans. To be confirmed.
Thursday, February 1st we will attend a Medicaid Consortium meeting with the Commissioner, Glenn Jennings, in Frankfort.
Friday, February 2nd we are hosting a Support Group Facilitators Idea Exchange to "freshen up" our support groups there will be brainstorming and problem solving and lots of NEW energy!!!
Sunday, February 4th brings the Consumer Valentine's Day Celebration...with Vall and Ella and the GANG!!!
Last but certainly not least !!!! February 7th is the *874K Coalition Breakfast with the legislators and gubernatorial candidates for 08....this is our HUGE advocacy event during the Session with folks representing all of the "disability" groups...NAMI Lex is a sponsor along with NAMI KY, the KY mental health coalition and many other groups...please try and join us...call the NAMi Lex office for help or more info....EVERY ATTENDEE MUST BE REGISTERED...so we are assured of adequate food, etc.......
Peace out....Magic to all - Kelly G
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Hello. My wife and I bought our house about 6 months ago. It was a foreclosure and we were able to get a great deal on it. We also took advantage of the 8K tax credit so that definitely helped. We did an extensive remodeling job and now I want to refinance to cut the term to a 20 or 15 year loan. Does anyone know any good sites for mortgage information? Thanks!
Mike
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